Pant suffered an injury to his left foot during the fourth Test match of the five-match series against England in July 2025. Pant is currently at the BCCI's Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru and has been undergoing strength and conditioning.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to name India's squad for the two-match Test series against the Windies in the coming days. With Pant set to miss out, Dhruv Jurel will be the top wicketkeeping option who shall make the India Playing XI.
N Jagadeesan, who was called the injury cover for Pant for the fifth Test, is another contender and is likely to be in the squad as the second wicketkeeping option.
Both Jurel and Jagadeesan are part of India A's squad for the two unofficial Test matches against Australia A. Jurel slammed 140 from 197 balls in the only innings India A batted in the first unofficial Test in Lucknow when the hosts had hit 531/7d in reply to Australia A's 532/6d. Jagadeesan opened the innings and made 64 from 113 deliveries.
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